Grenzsteintrophy 2025: 800 km on the trail of the inner-German border
36 years ago, the Wall came down and the border between the GDR and FRG opened. For 40 years, a…
Bikepacking
Tout Terrain Ceres GT Select 5.1: The Gravel Bike That (Almost) Does It All
Note: Tout Terrain provided me with the bike for testing upon my request. Do you know that feeling when you…
Bikeanalytics: Evaluation of the Trans Balkan Race 2025 bikes
On Friday, the fourth edition of the Trans Balkan Race (TBR) started: 1,380km with around 30,000 metres of climbing await…
Big Agnes Double Feature: Fly Creek UL sleeping bag & Zoom UL sleeping pad in Bikepacking test
Note: At my request, Big Agnes provided me with the sleeping bag and sleeping pad for the test. I have…
Bikepacking on the Rockhead Route – 330 km through East Saxony
About two years ago, Markus Weinberg told me that he and his team were currently working with regional tourism marketing…
Get out of the city and into adventure: test ride with the Rose Hobo Dropbar
Note: Rose provided me with the test bike at my request. Thanks again! With the Hobo, Rose has an interesting…
Cyclingworld 2025
I don’t often go to bike shows, but this year I decided to finally visit Cyclingworld in Düsseldorf. Mainly because…
Test ride with the Pirelli Scorpion XC RC tyres
Note: At my request, Pirelli provided me with a set of tyres for testing via their PR agency. According to…
Hackenpedder 2025 – A short trip through Schleswig-Holstein
I’ve had the idea of riding the Hackenpedder route for a while now, especially as it’s right on my doorstep…
Long runs! Test ride with the Tailfin Long Top Tube Bag
Note: Tailfin provided me with the bag for testing at my request. For me, top tube bags are one of…
Bikeanalytics: Evaluation bikes Atlas Mountain Race 2025
Yesterday at 6 pm it was that time again and more than 250 participants started the Atlas Mountain Race 2025…
Fifty – The ‘half a century overnighter’
A few days ago was my birthday and I turned 50. And normally I’m someone who can’t be surprised by…
Lighting & charging: Test ride with the SON Ladelux
Note: The Suicycle bike shop in Hamburg contacted me and offered me a demo sample of the SON Ladelux for…
7 for 2025: My selection of interesting bikes for bikepacking & cycle touring
It’s always good to start the new year with positive things. With nice bikes, for example. And as I do…
The bikepacking & cycle touring bike 2025: evaluation part 2
While the first part of the evaluation covered the type questions, type of bike, wheel sizes, tyres and brakes, we…